Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-01
OUR MAILBAG.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED By THE DIS
PATCH CORRESPONDENTS.
Petersburg Mattsrs-aeported sale OF
the Atlantic ana Danvills
Railroad.

II Is rIImored among The officials Of the
Atlantic and Danville railroad that the Ira
jority Of the stock Of that company has
passed MIC the possession OF o syndicate,
Of which Senator Plumb, OF Kansas, is the
head. The stock purchased by the syndi-
cate is bare majority, but sufficient, OF
course, to control the direction and man.
agement OF the road.
The two members OF the Legislature
from Petersburg have received the circular
letter sent out by Mr.. w. b. Cluyerius,
addres. ed 10 them in behalf OF his brother
Thomas.
I'm reporting the sales OF loose tobacco for
the year IN Petersburg, the sales at the
Farmers warehouse should have been
gwen at 2,3l4,OO0 pounds.
Rev. NJ. L. Wood, pastor OF West-End
Baptist church, who was recently mlrried
in Richmond. returned home with bis
bride last evening. The congregation OF
his church have nude handsome donation
Of provisions and other useful articles to
The happy couple.
The exports OF manufactured tobacco
from Petersburg during December were
441,440 pounds; and the total for the year
was 4,251,970 pounds.
Norfolk ma vicinity.
Argument was commenced in the Hill
Potter murder case yesterday.
The case was given TO the jury about
o'clock, and after an absence OF nearly an
hour verdict Of acquittal was rendered,
and the prisoner was discharged from
custody.
Thursday night the British steamship
Pirate went ashore near Cape Henry. Cap
tain and crew saved by the life-saylng.sta-
ton men.
At Branchville Thursday man by the
name OF Bell was shot and dangerously
wounded by - Chester. Cause, busi-
ness quarrel. Chester escaped.
Juslus p. Brown, held on telegram
charging him with the larceny OF 300 from
a New York man, says the money was
given him To- buy oysters. Detectives have
arrived from New York to take charge Of
him.
Albemarle.
The old building in Charlottesville
known a. the lie Teller building was
Greatly damaged by fire on Thursday night.
The fire was the work Of an incendiary.
The building was vacant, and was owned
bv NT. l.. W. Cox.
4 fire department has been organized at
the University OF Virginia, with the fol-
loving officers: Professor w. G. Dabney,
chief; Colonel &. 5. Venlble, marshal;
Captain w. II. CTockiord, first warden;
7. ". EsOm, second warden; John X.
Anderson. secretary; l.. K. King, treasu-
rer: W. =. Council, commander: Profess
sor +. J.. DunnmgtOn, committee OF ar
rangements. Hose and reels have been
purchased.
Mr.. John Norvall, son Of Henry Norvall,
Of the Covesyille neIghborhOOd, was killed
by a brick wall falling upon him.
Livingston Davis, who killed Blackburn
at Greenwood two DAYS before Christina,
is in Jail awaiting a meeting OF the grand
jury.
An adjourned meeting Of Montgomery
Presbyttry was held Friday, at which The
relations between the Second church and
Rev. j. VI. Rawlings, the pastor, were dis.
solved, to take effect July |, 1854. Mr..
Rawlings will enter upon his duties As
chaplain at the University OF Virginia in
September.
The Judge Of the Hastings court has
made an order changing the beginning 81
the January term OF the court from the
first Monday TO the first Tuesday after the
second Monday.
The authorities at Lynchburg received 4
telegram Friday from Hartford, Conn,
conveying news Of the arrest in that place
Of otter Jessesou, fugitive from Virginia
Justice. lie is charged with ENFORCEMENT
10y tie Singer Sewing.Machine Company,
in Lynchburg. and with forgery by Mr..
Thomas ROsser, OF this county.
Burkeyiiie.
The boy John Jones, who broke into j.
Il. Bradshaw's store, escaped Thursday,
but was recapturcd Friday, taken before a
magistrate. and sent on. Nearly all the
stolen goods have been recovered. Jones
came near firing the store by lighting pieces
Of paper in order to see his way.